Biography Base HomeLink To Us Search Biographies: Browse Biographies ABCD ... Z Ian Rankin Biography The Scottish author Ian Rankin (born 1960) is one of the UK's best-selling crime writers, and one of the world's foremost writers in the genre. He was born in Fife, and is best known for his Inspector Rebus novels, set in Edinburgh. Novels To date he has written at least 21 novels, including: Inspector Rebus novels Knots and Crosses (1987) Hide and Seek (1991) Wolfman (1992) (aka Tooth and Nail) A Good Hanging (1992) - short stories Strip Jack (1992) The Black Book (1993) Mortal Causes (1994) Let it Bleed (1996) Black and Blue (1997) The Hanging Garden (1998) Dead Souls (1999) Set in Darkness (2000) The Falls (2001) Resurrection Men (2002) A Question of Blood (2003) Jack Harvey novels Witch Hunt Bleeding Hearts Blood Hunt (2002) Other Books The Flood (1986) Beggars Banquet (collection featuring both Rebus and other short stories) Watchman Ian Rankin Resources Contact UsSitemap This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License . It uses material from the Wikipedia article Ian Rankin

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Results 1 - 10 of 22 Sorted by Watchman - Ian RankinAuthor: Ian Rankin / Printed Book / Genre: Crime / Thriller - While Rendell, James and Walters jostle for the position of Britain's Crime Queen, things are much more straightforward when it comes to male writers: the appearance of Ian Rankin's early thriller Watchman is a reminder that Rankin is securely... overall rating reviewsCompare pricesLet It Bleed - Ian RankinAuthor: Ian Rankin / Printed Book / Genre: Crime / Thriller - Struggling through another Edinburgh winter Rebus finds himself sucked into a web of intrigue that throws up more questions than answers. Was the Lord Provost's daughter kidnapped or just another runaway? Why is a city councillor shredding doc... overall rating review Compare pricesThe Black Book - Ian RankinAuthor: Ian Rankin / Printed Book / Genre: Crime / Thriller - When a close colleague is brutally attacked, Inspector John Rebus is drawn into a case involving a hotel fire, an unidentified body, and a long forgotten night of terror and murder. Pursued by dangerous ghosts and tormented by the coded secret... overall rating reviews Compare pricesA Question of Blood - Ian RankinAuthor: Ian Rankin / Printed Book / Genre: Crime / Thriller overall rating review Compare pricesBleeding Hearts - Ian RankinAuthor: Ian Rankin / Printed Book / Genre: Crime / Thriller - A shot rings out, the woman dies instantly. But she was not alone on the steps of the London hotel. A number of other people could also have been the intended target of the invisible sniper. But the assassin, Michael Weston, knows he has carri...

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Encyclopedia Article Find in this articleView printer-friendly pageE-mail Rankin, Ian (1960- ), Scottish crime novelist, creator of the Edinburgh detective John Rebus. Rankinâs writing is influenced by the tradition of the Gothic novel as much as by the detective genre . The city of Edinburgh is a defining influence in the Rebus series, which casts a light on the dark reality of crime and immorality behind the tourist-board image of the Scottish capital. As of 2005, 15 novels had been published in the series. Rankin was born in the former mining village of Cardenden in Fife, and began writing stories and music lyrics as a child. Having graduated in English from Edinburgh University in 1982, he started a doctorate on the modern Scottish novel, but abandoned it to concentrate on his own writing. Before becoming a full-time writer, Rankin worked in various jobs including as a journalist and tax inspector. Rankin introduced the world-weary but compassionate loner Rebus in Knots and Crosses (1987), a story of abduction and murder, and has exploited the serial form to deepen the ex-SAS servicemanâs complexities in subsequent books. The novels use the crime genre as a means by which to confront Edinburgh's social issues and anxieties, and explore the legacy of the city's bloody past:

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Programme Name: Details: Between Ourselves ...Crime writers IAN RANKIN and Sarah Dunant discuss the modern detective hero.... Classic Scottish Albums ...If you were growing up in the 1980s this band probably improved your vocabulary. Lloyd Cole explains how they honed their sound on the live circuit before recording 'Rattlesnakes', while along the way they influenced a young student called IAN RANKIN with their wordy references.... Comic Fringes ...by crime writer IAN RANKIN , read by Steven McNicoll.... Crime Stories ...Four specially commissioned tales about hit men, con men, comedians and private eyes. By IAN RANKIN Crimescapes Dancing To The Music Of His Time ...To mark the centenary of Powell's birth in 1905, the geneticist Steve Jones, a lifelong fan, revisits the Dance novels and looks at the life of the man who wrote them. He talks to admirers including the novelists IAN RANKIN and A S Byatt, and the writer and activist Tariq Ali ...

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